We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete (竞争) with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. ①can’t, others, why, we, do, better, than One important reason is that we have no self-confidence (自信).
In fact, everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her own advantages. Don’t look at things from a single (单个的) point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.
Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. ②Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.
任务一:【小题1】 Are we living in a world full of competition?
任务二: 【小题2】 How can you improve your self-confidence according to the passage?
任务三: 【小题3】 将①处画线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。
任务四: 【小题4】 将②处画线部分译成中文。
任务五: 【小题5】 What’s the main idea of this passage?

For those of us who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down. If exams are really making you ill or worried, don’t hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it. Maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.

How to get through exams? Here are some advice:

Ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skills—how to work when you are in an exam.

Take short rests during your time of work. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.

Plan your work: study at times when you know you will work at your best.

Get enough sleep, and eat healthy food.

You need exercise to work well. Walk, run, play sport—whatever you enjoy.

Stop thinking about the future and failing.

If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! (84)Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

If it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done. You cannot change what you have written!

To this advice, we could add:

If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

（A）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.Why do some students hate exams?

2.What should you do if the exam upsets you when it is finished?

（B）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3. ______________________________________________________________________

4.______________________________________________________________________

（C）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5. ______________________________________________________________________

Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class, listening to the interesting and? ???? ? boring words of the teacher. They spend the short breaks running, playing and shouting happily? ???? ? going back to the classroom again. But? ???? ? should students spend their free time outside school?

In Western countries, it is ordinary for students to have a part-time job after school and at weekends. Students can make their own money and learn more about the “? ???? ? world”. They enjoy the independence(独立) and(of course) money, and parents enjoy the quiet house.? ???? ? , it seems that, in China, parents? ???? ? so much about their children’s studies that they prefer to see their children? ???? ? most of their free time studying and preparing for all those exams. It is natural for? ???? ? to feel that way in China, but I believe the answer lies in balance. Sometimes, western school children work long hours after school to make money, so they become too tired to listen in class or have no time for homework. But Chinese students spend? ???? ? much time on their studies that other things become3 less important.

So, find a good and healthy balance! If you have a part-time job and you feel? ???? ? , your parents will also be happy because you’re spending the money you make and not theirs!

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